Georg Belwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1878 |
| Died | 1954 Ronneberg, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | typography |
Georg Belwe (12 August 1878 – 1954) was a German type designer, typographer, graphic artist and teacher.
Personal information
Belwe was born on 8 December 1878 in Berlin, Germany. He studied and later taught at the teaching institute of Königliches Kunstgewerbemuseum in his native Berlin.[1]
Career
1900
In 1900, with Fritz Helmut Ehmcke and Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens, he founded Steglitzer Werkstadt, a private press. This same year he joins the Kunstgewerbeschule as a teacher in Berlin.[1]
1906
In 1906 he became head of typography department and the class for accurate drawing at the Leipzig Akademie für Graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe.[1]
Productions
Belwe has produced numerous works for publishing houses which include:
- List
- Reclam
- Eugen Diederichs
- Westermann[1]
Publications
His publications include:
- Albert Mundt "Georg Belwe und seine Klasse an der Königlichen Akademie für graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe" in "Archiv für Buchgewerbe" In June 1910.[1]
Death
Belwe died in Ronneburg, Germany in 1954.[1]
Fonts Designed by Georg Belwe
- Belwe Roman (Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry, 1907)
- Belwe Gotisch (1912)
- Belwe Schrägschrift (1913)
- Belwe halbfett (1914)
- Wieland (Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry, 1926)
- Fleischman (L. Wagner Type Foundry, 1927), based on the eighteenth century designs of Joan Michaël Fleischman
- Schönschrift Mozart (1927)
- Shakespere Medaeval (Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry, 1927–1929)
Sources
- Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
- Friedl, Ott, and Stein, Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
- Macmillsn, Niel, An A-Z of Type Designers, Yale University Press, 2006.
References
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